FENWICK, Basil Middleton
| Service Number: | 109 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Place of enlistment - Guildford, Perth Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Leeds, Yorkshire England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Hailybury Pulbic School |
| Occupation: | Engineer and Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Western Australia State War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 109, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Place of enlistment - Guildford, Perth Western Australia | |
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| 5 Nov 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 8 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 109, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked on HMAT 'A47' Mashobra from Fremantle on 8th February 1915, disembarking Egypt. | |
| 16 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 109, 10th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked from Gallipoli for Gallipoli on 16th May 1915 to join Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. | |
| 30 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 109, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Wounded in action, gun shot wound to right shoulder. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital and then a convalescent camp. Rejoined unit on 22nd June 1915. | |
| 1 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 109, 10th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 109 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-08-07 |
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SERGEANT 109 BASIL MIDDLETON FENWICK 10th AUSTRALIAN LIGHT HORSE. KILLED IN ACTION 7TH AUGUST 1915
Basil Middleton Fenwick left the shores of his native Britain on 29th October 1909 bound for a new life in Australia. His eventual destination was the mining town of Nammina, in the desert of Western Australia, where he hoped to use his skill as a surveyor to prospect for gold. Basil was the son of Charles Fenwick, a chartered engineer who had offices in Leeds. The family moved to a house known as Dunluce on Ben Rhydding Drive and Basil was sent to a public school called Hailybury. In October 1914 Basil joined the 10th Australian Light Horse and was immediately promoted to corporal. His regiment set sail for the Dardanelles in early January 1915. He was soon wounded in the intense fighting but by 7th August with back with his unit, now promoted to sergeant. On that day 150 men of The 10th Australian Light Horse attacked the Turks near to a feature called The Nek. 138 would be killed by machine gun fire, including Basil Fenwick. His body was never recovered and he is named on the Lone Pine Memorial on the Gallipoli Peninsula as well as on Ilkley War Memorial. The inscription on his parents grave in Ilkley Cemetery also mentions Basil.
Source : Ilkley In the First World War - http://ilkleyremembers.blogspot.com/2019/01/sergeant109-basil-middleton-fenwick-10.html
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